The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-06-03


commercial and fraternal relations.
Coupled with the name of Senator
A. 7. Whitney vino replied in
very eloquent and able address
spoke of the financial condition of .
Hawaii. he observed that the imports .
and exports of these Islands last /
year were between S14, 100000 and /
$4,000, 900; that 81 percent of that
trade was with the United States,
and all but about 2 percent of that
with California. In the matter of
tonnage, sixty percent of that trade
was carried on in American vessels.
The immigration that came to these
shores was chiefly from California,
and of Chinese immigration larger
proportion came from California
than from the Flowery Land itself
(Laughter). And now they had
come to cement the ties already eX-
isting. He regretted the absence of
His Excellency Mr.. Merrill (through
indisposition) who would have re-
sponded to this toast more ably. On
behalf of the visiting brethren he
begged to thank His Majesty and
the Brethren of Hawaii for the
hospitality extended to them. Gap
plause).
The next on the list was "Our
Visiting Brethren of the Masonic
Excursion--a cordial greeting and Il
hearty welcome" coupled with the
name of Past Master Il. J. Crowley,
whose happy reply was full of humor
and wit, and was frequently inter-
rupted with laughter. In the course
of his speech he said it was evident
that the Master of the Ceremonies
had made n mistake, in calling upon
him to respond for the visiting
Brethren.
lie should have called upon
somebody who was not so well
acquainted with our visiting Brethren
as he was. a very small amount of
good can be said of them on such
short notice. Uaughter).
Most of them came from the State
next to that in which Her Majesty
, the Queen of these Islands was now
, enjoying herself. Nearly every one
came from Maine, and some from
, Boston which is not far from Maine.
: They consider Boston as big Il place
as Maine. (Laughtcr). All he
e knew were from Maine. Unfortun-
, ately he was not born in Maine.
e Napoleon l.. had he been born 3
months before he was, would have
t been an Italian instead of French
= man. The visiting Brethren were
c from every grade and station in life.
. lie held commission from the Gov
: ernor of California, so they would sec
t that commissions are not such valua-
t bic articles rs Senator Whitney would
c give them to understand He had
$ no title. not even q title to any real
Il estate, but be would say this. That
II there never has been and never viii
Il he Il time when the visiting brethren
5 have been so heartily and cordially
s received as on this occasion ii
e pause for Il reply" cloud laughter)
/. ivy lNlOehlo''' tlitO N'''
c the first Christian virtue. In con
Y cluson he said that, common graft
!. tudc alone would make it imperatv,
e upon them, (the vsitors) to receiv,
d the Brethren of Hawaii as they hat
d been received here. The speake
If sat down amidst loud applause.
?. The next toast proposed b,
= Brother Monsarrat, was "Masonry
1t the Handmaid of Religion" ~
1t responded to by Bro. Rev. Alex
e Macintosh, who cloquently eX
$ patiated upon the relations subsist
;, ing between the two. Though som
% might hold that the introduction o
g religion into the lodge room wa
II calculated to introduce the swort
le rather than the trowel, he maintane,
y that, rightly conceived, Religion
ir and Masonry were inseparably con
IS nected. lie curtalcd his speec
n somewhat in case he should be nc
es cused Of delivering a sermon.
I'd Brother Monsarrat next propose,
I'd the "Caifornia State Grange" o
the 'Patrons of lIusbandry," wa
ne responded to by Bro. Senator viii
ia liam Johnston, who explained tina
I'd the Grange was an organizatio
is formed among the small farmers o
le California for their mutual advance
We ment. similar in character to tn
to Boards of Trade in cities. It's bene
ct fits are even extended to the wive
it and daughters of the members.
st The pleasures of the Hour" wa
)f q toast responded to by Chief Justic
lie Judd. In the course of humOrou
lie and interesting speech be told a
IS amusing story of New York broke
:" who was in the habit of stammering
Having previously lived in Bait
e: more, it was noticed that he stan
I'd mered more on going to New York
III and he gave as the reason that
in was "a bb-b-bigger place" (Lou
h, applause and much laughter).
III ''The Legal Fraternity was II
at sponded TO by Bro. Powell of Oal
e. land Lodge, No. 1873, who, in e,
ms pressing his appreciation Of til
C. hospitable reception accorded to til
ry visiting brethren, expressed I'll
ch pleasure he would feel in reciproca'